Service Real Estate

TODD J. STEIN

N**** Bice Avenue Residence: 608-***-****

Holmen, WI 54636 Email: ****.*****@******.**.***

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –

Licensed attorney with over thirteen years of experience as an in-house counsel and corporate executive, and six years of

experience as a shareholder, associate and attorney of counsel to law firms in private practice. Extensive experience in negotiating,

reviewing, arbitrating and enforcing complex contracts and agreements, licensing, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, strategic

planning and policy development in the areas of general corporate, telecommunications, technology, regulatory, administrative and

municipal law.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE –

CENTURYTEL, INC., La Crosse, WI 2006-2008

Director of External Affairs – Midwest Region

Negotiated, reviewed, arbitrated and enforced complex contracts with customers, competitors and suppliers

Directed regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, enforcement and litigation regarding contract disputes and service

delivery issues involving customers, competitors and suppliers

Contributed to the development of complex model contracts and template agreements to prioritize corporate objectives

and obtain consistent results in compliance with applicable state and federal law and public policy

Responsible for selecting, managing and coordinating the activities of outside counsel

Identified, reviewed and renegotiated contracts and service agreements negotiated by acquired companies and

subsidiaries, reducing capital expenditures by approximately $700,000 per year

Assisted in negotiating and implementing the $830 million merger with Madison River Communications

Provided general legal and regulatory advice to contract management groups and sales organizations within the company

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Grand Rapids, MI 2003-2006

Senior Staff Specialist

Negotiated, reviewed, arbitrated and enforced complex contracts with customers, competitors and suppliers nationwide

Negotiated contracts, service agreements and licensing agreements with large corporate customers, wholesale service

providers and equipment, service and software vendors, and right of way and building access agreements

Managed regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, enforcement and litigation regarding contract disputes and service

delivery issues involving customers, competitors and suppliers

Proposed, developed and coordinated the filing and implementation of state and federal tariffs to identify and bill for

services provided to competitors, increasing corporate revenues by approximately $21.4 million per year

Provided general legal and regulatory advice to contract management groups and sales organizations within the company

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT & ATTORNEY OF COUNSEL, Grand Rapids, MI 2002-2003

Represented and advised corporate clients regarding contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, reporting

requirements, dispute resolution, real estate, land use, environmental law and other transactional matters

Provided general legal and regulatory advice to businesses, corporations and municipalities as attorney of counsel to the

law firm of Tolley, VandenBosch, Korolewicz & Brengle, P.C. (acquired by Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.)

MCI WORLDCOM, INC., Grand Rapids, MI 1997-2002

Associate Counsel (2001-2002)

Director of Regulatory Affairs (1999-2000)

Manager of Regulatory Affairs (1997-1998)

Responsible for strategic planning and policy development regarding state and federal law and public policy issues

Lobbied politicians, regulators, administrators and staff regarding applicable state and federal law and public policy issues

Negotiated, reviewed, arbitrated and enforced complex contracts with customers, competitors and suppliers nationwide

Negotiated contracts, service agreements and licensing agreements with large corporate customers, wholesale service

providers and equipment, service and software vendors, and right of way and building access agreements

Directed regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, enforcement and litigation regarding contract disputes and service

delivery issues involving customers, competitors and suppliers

Developed complex model contracts and template agreements to prioritize corporate objectives and obtain consistent

results in compliance with applicable state and federal law and public policy

Responsible for selecting, managing and coordinating the activities of outside counsel

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Proposed, developed and coordinated the implementation of corporate initiatives to identify new legal, regulatory and

contractual opportunities, reducing capital expenditures by approximately $14.4 million per year

Assisted in the negotiation and implementation of the $129 billion merger with MCI, the $165 million merger with

Intermedia and the $40 million merger with Rhythms NetConnections

Provided general legal and regulatory advice to the company

Responsible for the legal and regulatory affairs of legacy US Signal and Brooks Fiber operations

BROOKS FIBER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Grand Rapids, MI (acquired by MCI WorldCom in 1997)

Regulatory Attorney (1996-1997)

Responsible for policy development regarding state and federal law and public policy issues

Negotiated, reviewed, arbitrated and enforced complex contracts with customers, competitors and suppliers nationwide

Negotiated contracts, service agreements and licensing agreements with large corporate customers, wholesale service

providers and equipment, service and software vendors, and right of way and building access agreements

Managed regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, enforcement and litigation regarding contract disputes and service

delivery issues involving customers, competitors and suppliers

Responsible for selecting, managing and coordinating the activities of outside counsel

Assisted in negotiating and implementing the $14.4 billion merger with WorldCom

Provided general legal and regulatory advice to the company

Responsible for the legal and regulatory affairs of legacy US Signal operations

US SIGNAL, INC., Grand Rapids, MI (acquired by Brooks Fiber in 1996)

In-House Counsel (1996)

Negotiated, reviewed, arbitrated and enforced complex contracts with customers, competitors and suppliers

Negotiated contracts, service agreements and licensing agreements with large corporate customers, wholesale service

providers and equipment, service and software vendors, and right of way and building access agreements

Managed regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, enforcement and litigation regarding contract disputes and service

delivery issues involving customers, competitors and suppliers

Assisted in negotiating and implementing the $2.4 billion merger with Brooks Fiber

Provided general legal and regulatory advice to the company

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY, Grand Rapids, MI 1993-1996

Adjunct Professor – Business Law (1996)

Adjunct Professor – International Business Law (1993-1994)

SANDERS & STEIN, P.C., Grand Haven, MI 1991-1996

Partner/Shareholder (1992-1996)

Associate Attorney (1991-1992)

Represented and advised corporate clients regarding contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, reporting

requirements, dispute resolution, real estate, land use, environmental law and other transactional matters

Represented and advised counties, townships, cities and villages regarding civil and criminal municipal law, contracts, real

estate, land use and environmental law

DICKINSON, WRIGHT, MOON, VAN DUSEN & FREEMAN, Grand Rapids, MI 1990-1991

Associate Attorney

Practiced general business and corporate law, real estate, land use, environmental law and estate planning

EDUCATION & HONORS –

University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN – Juris Doctor 1990

Dean's Honor List – 1989

First Speaker, 1988 Moot Court Competition

AmJur Awards for Business Associations and Evidence

Concannon Advanced Studies Program of International Law, London, England

Articles Editor, Journal of College and University Law

Faculty Research Assistant and Editor, Federal Antitrust Law and International Law

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI – BAs in Political Science and History 1986

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Charter Member, Sigma Iota Rho International Relations Honor Society

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